New resources - CAHSS
This guide aims to highlight new library digital resources that have been purchased or subscribed to support the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science (CAHSS).
New Library resources for Divinity
This page highlights new larger digital items and subscriptions acquired in 2020/21 which were requested by, or are relevant to, the School of Divinity.
The Academic Support Librarian for Divinity is Christine Love-Rodgers.
The Academic Library Representative for Divinity in 2021/2022 is Professor Stewart J. Brown.
We work in partnership with the CAHSS College Library & Information Strategy Committee.
Requests for new library purchases are also discussed at Divinity Library & IT Committee, which has meetings twice a year.
New databases
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Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity OnlineThe Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity focuses on the history of early Christian texts, authors, ideas. The BEEC aims to provide a critical review of the methods used in Early Christian Studies and to update the historiography.
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Encyclopedia of the Bible and its receptionEBR offers a comprehensive and in-depth rendering of the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible in its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity. At the same time, EBR also documents the history of the Bible's reception in the Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspora; in Islam, in other religious traditions and current religious movements, Western and non-Western alike, as well as in literature, art, music, and film
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Prosecuting the Holocaust: British investigations into Nazi war crimes, 1944-1949Drawn from The National Archives (UK) and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this collection contains a wealth of digitised documents regarding the British government's efforts to investigate and prosecute Nazi crimes during the period 1944-1949. The evidence gathered sheds light on almost every aspect of the Holocaust and includes victim testimonies.
Centre for Research Collections New Acquisitions Highlight
Liber Processionum Secundum Ordinem Fratrum Predicatorum [Processional for the Order of Preachers, the Dominicans]. (Seville, 1494); CRC Inc.S.75
This was the most significant book purchase of 2020 – a strategic addition to our collection of incunabula which shows several interesting technical features of printing and the development of music notation, as well as telling a story connected with European activities in the New World. The book was printed for the Dominicans, the Order of Preachers. They established missions in Spanish America very soon after the Spanish conquest, and it was not long before they were producing liturgical books specifically for use in the New World. While this copy clearly never travelled west, others from this edition probably did, and it is certainly this version of the liturgy which was in use in America by the beginning of the sixteenth century.
ProQuest Access 350
Did you know the Library has access to almost all available ProQuest primary source databases until 31 December 2021?
These databases allow you to explore 600 years worth of world history and, along with the wide and varied range of digital primary source databases the Library already gives you access to, can help enrich your learning, teaching and research.
Find out more about ProQuest Access 350
New e-book collections
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BAS Library (Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive)Online archive of the publications of the Biblical Archaeology Society.
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Persian E-Books Miras MaktoobConsists of 249 volumes (189 works) originally published by the Written Heritage Research Institute (Miras Maktoob), a non-governmental organization in Tehran. Includes works in both Persian and Arabic on Islamic history and culture.
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Philosophia AntiquaPhilosophia Antiqua is the online edition of Brill's leading series specializing in books on Ancient Philosophy, covering the entire history of the subject from the Presocratics through Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics to the Neoplatonists of late Antiquity
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Scotland's History OnlineA collection of Scottish history books compiled by Tanner Ritchie under licence from Birlinn. There are currently 75 books available but more are still to be added. This new online resource will provide access to Birlinn's entire collection of Scottish history titles. For off campus access please use the University VPN.
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Theology & Religion OnlineIncludes over 250 e-book titles from T&T Clark in the Theology Library, Jesus Library, and Library of Catholic Thought. For off campus access please use the University VPN.
Library subject guide for Divinity
You can explore the Library Subject Guide to find out about the full range of library resources supporting Divinity subject areas.